Thursday, January 21, 2010

1. My first job was Santa's Helper in the mall. A few months later, I was the Easter Bunny and hated my job sooo much. True! Mothers of *newborn babies* would come and expect me to photograph their new bundle of joy smiling with their eyes open (something physically impossible.. ), and I'd have moms expect me to get their child to smile! Weirdest job ever. And me as the Easter Bunny? Oh boy.. I came out of that costume sweating and exhausted. Yikes!

2. Up until the 9th grade, I wanted to be a general surgeon. True! I've always had a knack for dissecting. In the 6th grade, I tore apart a frog and removed its actual eyeball. I wanted to keep it as a souvenir, but I decided against it. I thought that opening up humans would be the most fun job ever! (I still think it would be pretty fun!)

3. My Kindergarten report card read that I needed to work on my excessive talking. True! I was a little chatterbox. I was always getting in trouble at school for talking too much. Whoops! :]

4. In the summer of my tenth grade year, I borrowed a friend's French horn and taught myself scales and simple pieces. True! And that "friend" is Mary's (a loyal reader of my blog) boyfriend! He left for drum corps one summer and gave me his French horn. I had so much fun on that thing, and I wanted to switch from clarinet to French horn.. but my band director wanted me to stay! So I did :)

5. I was so good at science in high school -- I thrived in chemistry and biology, which is why I decided to major in nursing in college. False! I was horrible at science, and I still am. I barely scraped by with C's in biology and chemistry in high school. (Yet I did get a B in physics and an A in anatomy.. go figure?) In college, I struggled with anatomy (but didn't we all??) . Science and math are not my strengths! I'm 100% right-brained!

6. I hate lotion so much. It freaks me out, and I only use it because the water in Virginia dries my skin out pretty bad. True. I have serious tactile sensitivities toward lotion. I cringe when I rub it on my skin, and immediately have to wipe my hands on towels to get the majority of it off. Sadly, the water in VA is terrible, and I have to use lotion as soon as I get out of the shower. I know I sound weird, but we all have our vices.

7. Scary movies don't really scare me, and I love love love them! False! I'm a big, big baby when it comes to scary movies. My husband loves them, so the majority of our first dates were spent watching really scary movies. He laughed and I wanted to cry. I walked out of Paranormal Activity sweating and breathing really heavy.. I'm positive that Paranormal Activity rose my blood pressure to an unhealthy high!

8. Being the teacher's pet in my college classes was my absolute favorite thing to do. And once, my psychology professor let me (and my best friend) cheat by changing our answers to the correct ones after he gave us not-so-subtle hints. 100% TRUE. Is there anything in life better than being your teacher's favorite student? I think not. While I was terrible in science & math, I thrived on having the highest grade in the classes of my major. I'm also a big, fat over-achiever, too.. yikes! :)

9. I fractured my foot playing ping pong against Mark before we were engaged. Uh, sadly, this is true. I know you're probably laughing to yourself, while simultaneously wondering how on earth I managed to do this. Well, we were in a heated match against each other. He scored a point, I missed the ball, and bent down to get it off the ground. When I bent down, I twisted my foot in an odd way and wound up with a spiral fracture. He and his best friend had to carry me down 3 stories and all the way to the parking lot to Mark's car. But on the bright side, I did get a handicapped parking spot for a few months on WKU's campus, which was my silver lining, if you're familiar with the parking issues on campus...

10. I changed my major 4 times in 4 years in college, yet still graduated in 4 years with a bachelor's degree (and cum laude, too!) True, true, true, and true. I went from computer information systems to nursing to exceptional education to interdisciplinary studies. But we all know that my love was exceptional education!

I'm happy to announce that Christine from Adventures of Christine got a perfect score! She actually worked at the mall during my Santa Claus & Easter Bunny days. She went to high school with me and was in band with me (so she knew perfectly well that I was a major band geek!) I guess I've told her more about my life than I realized, because she had no problem answering them all with ease! Way to go, Christine!!

But wait! Emmy ALSO got a perfect score! (She's only met me ONCE! What's up with that!?! Wow, girl, you are GOOD!) I'll mail you both a joint present. Since you live together, it should be easy!! I'll be thinking of what I want to send you two!

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Original Post:

Itching to know more about me?Curious about my history?Ever wonder what I'm really aboutor where I come from?

Then step right up! This little game is just for you!

I call it: truth & lies.

Come join in, and don't be shy! I've listed 10 facts (or lies) about myself. All you have to do is read them and decide which are true and which are not! Simple, right?! Once I get enough guesses (ahem...) I will post the answers. If you're smart enough to get a perfect score, I'll mail you a present. Or something. Seriously! Just leave your guesses in a comment!

I won't have my own husband play the game until the very end -- I don't want you to have an advantage or anything. Ha! Have fun! If you're reading my blog, I am definitely interested in knowing more about you! So go ahead and do this on your own blog!

1. My first job was Santa's Helper in the mall. A few months later, I was the Easter Bunny and hated my job sooo much.

2. Up until the 9th grade, I wanted to be a general surgeon.

3. My Kindergarten report card read that I needed to work on my excessive talking.

4. In the summer of my tenth grade year, I borrowed a friend's French horn and taught myself scales and simple pieces.

5. I was so good at science in high school -- I thrived in chemistry and biology, which is why I decided to major in nursing in college.

6. I hate lotion so much. It freaks me out, and I only use it because the water in Virginia dries my skin out pretty bad.

7. Scary movies don't really scare me, and I love love love them!

8. Being the teacher's pet in my college classes was my absolute favorite thing to do. And once, my psychology professor let me (and my best friend) cheat by changing our answers to the correct ones after he gave us not-so-subtle hints.

9. I fractured my foot playing ping pong against Mark before we were engaged.

10. I changed my major 4 times in 4 years in college, yet still graduated in 4 years with a bachelor's degree (and cum laude, too!)

If you're a long-time reader of Fort Cox, you'll know that I did this once again. If you want a refresher on my last game of truth & lies, click HERE

Weell, I got half of them right! But hey, I've never even met you, so I'll use that as my excuse! ;-). I got referenced in a post!! I knew the answer to That question immediately! And I'm exactly the same about lotion. I just can't stand that slimy, sweaty feeling on my hands. I usually just end up washing my hands again, which kinda makes that whole process useless! Ha! :)

Shannon

I grew up in Kentucky, met my soul mate at church, married him two years later, and waved goodbye as he left to join the Air Force just two weeks into our marriage. I learned a heckuva lot about life, love, and sacrifice in our first year as husband and wife!

Being a mommy is my greatest joy in life.

Mark

Mark is serving our country in the United States Air Force as an electrician. He loves his career and loves his family even more. He surprises me daily with how awesome of a Daddy he can be. I am absolutely in love with him and SO thankful for him!

Little Toot

Our sweet girl entered our lives on October 20, 2010, and our lives have never been more full or more fun! She's timid, yet spunky and independent; cuddly yet always on the go. She loves learning new words, playing babies and kitchen, and being near her Mama. Her love for babies makes us very excited to see her become Big Sister this fall!

Piper

Piper is our 2-year-old West Highland Terrier! She's full of spunk and brings unimaginable joy to our lives. Piper can be found napping on the couch, snuggled next to me, carrying a "nip" around the house, or rough housing with her favorite raccoon toy! She takes her role as "protector" of our family very seriously and is always guarding our house!